Ray LaMontagne + Brett Dennen = Sean Hayes

it was 5am on friday morning and i had a terrible case of insomnia. unable to sleep, i headed to the living room and turned on the tv. during a commerical break, i heard a most intriguing voice singing behind a Subaru ad. i ran across the room to grab a pen and paper and started jotting down “yes, this is powerful stuff” and “moon ’round the sun” before the commercial ended. after googling for 30 seconds, i’d found him. sean hayes. thank god.

his vocals grabbed me, but the phonograph icon on his website stole my heart. i sadly read that i just missed seeing him live in new york (damn), and also saw that he’s released six albums and is a New York native. where have i been? he’s resided in san fran since 1992 and has garnered quite a folk-rock following on the west coast, has even gotten praise from Mr. JT

LISTEN UP BUTTERCUP –

“Powerful Stuff” album version